All posts tagged hanok

After years of neglect, hanok, or traditional-style Korean houses, are having a renaissance. One recent renovation project on a tight budget aims to show that hanok are still a viable form of compact housing for contemporary Korean cities. Read More »

House Lives with Time is a hanok turned into art by South Korea’s Kim Young-seok, a designer of traditional dress called hanbok, and Japanese contemporary artist Tatsuo Miyajima. The pair mix Mr. Kim’s hanboks with Mr. Miyajima’s artworks, which use LED digital counters. Read More »

When South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was elected president in early 2008, he moved out of the house he and his wife had been renting for nearly two years and the home’s owner, Lee Sook-hee, had trouble finding new tenants.

After trying — but failing — for several months to find a new renter, Ms. Lee decided to change course and do something she had long dreamed of: building a hanok hotel. Read More »

Today, they will be chauffeured to another museum to tuck in to a traditional Korean lunch.

It’s being hosted by the Korean Furniture Museum, a privately owned venue that hasn’t yet opened to the general public. The museum, which is housed in 10 traditional Korean homes, or hanok, has more than 2,000 pieces of traditional furniture.

A nine-course Korean royal banquet will be served, according to the G-20 committee. One of the main dishes is called gujeolpan, which literally means a plate with nine sections. Read More »

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